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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>B365 stick rigidly to the various MBLs as is their legal right, and their software automatically accepts or rejects bets from restricted punters in accordance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Other bookmakers have software that accept/reject/partially accept according to modified criteria - eg SportsBet will stand place to $500 on non-metro rather than MBL $400, and will bet to that any time, not just MBL times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>TopBetta manually decide on all bets I ask for, even when within their obligated MBL limits, even for $1 on today's Underwood Stakes ($750,000 race) - they reviewed and rejected a small bet just before 9am, and just to test, I placed one for $1 after 9am, reviewed, accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Did the sale of Dynamic Odds to TopBetta go through?</span><span style='color:#7030A0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>Yes, but the betting business on sold.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>R<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> There has been a significant deterioration in the DO site since the sale was announced, but I've been unable to ascertain if it went through. A bet I tried to place with TopBetta before 9am through the DO site is still sitting there "Pending"- TopBetta tell me they rejected it as is their right under MBL, but all other bookmakers give a message if a bet is rejected. I suspect it will be accepted after the race if it loses, rejected if it wins, but only time will tell. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>LBL<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>